Mason Hammond

Reissue of early 70s UK heavy rock band's debut album from 1971 with 8 bonus tracks from their 1973 follow up, Every Inch A Man. England’s Zior was on the cusp of a lot of musical movements in the early 1970s. The free thinking movement of progressive rock was beginning to blossom. The free expression of psychedelic rock was in full effect. The darker side of music was being explored with the original wave of British heavy metal. Zior‘s self titled debut album was a part of this musical landscape.

These Animal Men - Taxi for These Animal Men
FLAC, EAC, LOG & CUE | Lossless Artwork | Size: 228 MB
Label/Cat#: Hut Rec. 7243 8 40277 2 8 | Country/Year: Europe 1995
Genre: Alternative Rock, Brit Pop | Hoster: Filesonic/Uploaded/Wupload

These Animal Men were an English band who achieved minor fame in the 1990s as part of the New Wave of New Wave before splitting up after releasing two albums, in 1998…

By condensing the sonic explorations of Meddle to actual songs and adding a lush, immaculate production to their trippiest instrumental sections, Pink Floyd inadvertently designed their commercial breakthrough with Dark Side of the Moon. The primary revelation of Dark Side of the Moon is what a little focus does for the band. Roger Waters wrote a series of songs about mundane, everyday details which aren't that impressive by themselves, but when given the sonic backdrop of Floyd's slow, atmospheric soundscapes and carefully placed sound effects, they achieve an emotional resonance. But what gives the album true power is the subtly textured music, which evolves from ponderous, neo-psychedelic art rock to jazz fusion and blues-rock before turning back to psychedelia. It's dense with detail, but leisurely paced, creating its own dark, haunting world.